Make container texture more transparent. Try to figure out how to sort

and chunk the items.

Source/Scripts/_EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks.psc

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+Scriptname _EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks extends Form
+
+Form[] Property Children Auto
+
+Function SortByName()
+	; based on "Optimized QuickSort - C Implementation" by darel rex finley (http://alienryderflex.com/quicksort/)		
+	Int[] Beg = new Int[127]
+	Int[] End = new Int[127]
+	String[] Names = new String[127]
+	Int i = 0
+	Int L
+	Int R
+	Int swap
+	Form piv
+	String pivName
+	
+	Beg[0] = 0
+	End[0] = Children.Length
+
+	While(i < Children.Length)
+		If Children[i] != None
+			Names[i] = Children[i].GetName()
+		Else
+			Names[i] = ""
+		EndIf
+		i += 1
+	EndWhile
+	
+	i = 0
+	While (i >= 0)
+		L = Beg[i]
+		R = End[i] - 1;
+		If (L < R)
+			piv = Children[L]
+			pivName = Names[L]
+			While (L < R)
+				While ((Names[R] >= pivName) && (L < R))
+					R -= 1
+				EndWhile
+				If (L < R)					
+					Names[L] = Names[R]
+					Children[L] = Children[R]					
+					L += 1
+				EndIf
+				While ((Names[L] <= pivName) && (L < R))
+					L += 1
+				EndWhile
+				If (L < R)					
+					Names[R] = Names[L]
+					Children[R] = Children[L]
+					R -= 1
+				EndIf
+			EndWhile
+			Children[L] = piv
+			Names[L] = pivName
+			Beg[i + 1] = L + 1
+			End[i + 1] = End[i]			
+			End[i] = L
+			i += 1
+			If (End[i] - Beg[i] > End[i - 1] - Beg[i - 1])
+				swap = Beg[i]
+				Beg[i] = Beg[i - 1]
+				Beg[i - 1] = swap
+				swap = End[i]
+				End[i] = End[i - 1]
+				End[i - 1] = swap
+			EndIf
+		Else
+			i -= 1
+		EndIf
+	EndWhile
+EndFunction
+
+Function SortByNameRecursive()
+	SortByName()
+	Int childIndex = 0
+	While childIndex < Children.Length
+		Form child = Children[childIndex]
+		_EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks subChunk = (child as _EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks)
+		If(subChunk != None)
+			subChunk.SortByNameRecursive()
+		EndIf
+		childIndex += 1
+	EndWhile
+EndFunction
+
+Function PrintNamesRecursive()
+	Int childIndex = 0
+	While childIndex < Children.Length
+		Form child = Children[childIndex]
+		_EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks subChunk = (child as _EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks)
+		If(subChunk != None)
+			Debug.Trace("Chunk")
+			subChunk.PrintNamesRecursive()
+		ElseIf child != None
+            Debug.Trace(child.GetName())
+		EndIf
+		childIndex += 1
+	EndWhile
+EndFunction

Source/Scripts/_EQ_ItemRoulette_Quest.psc

@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ Scriptname _EQ_ItemRoulette_Quest extends Quest
 
 Actor Property PlayerRef Auto
 Static Property _EQ_ItemRoulette_Roulette Auto
+Activator Property FormChunks Auto
 
 ObjectReference[] DisplayItems
+Form[] SpawnedForms
+Form[] UnspawnedForms
 ObjectReference Roulette
 
 Int MAX_ITEMS
+Float UI_TRANSLATE_SPEED
 Float UI_DISTANCE
 Float UI_DEGREES
 Float UI_ZEES
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ Function Main()
 	UI_DEGREES = 14.0
 	UI_ZEES = 12.0
 	UI_ITEM_SCALE = 0.25
+	UI_TRANSLATE_SPEED = 10000
 
 	DisplayItems = New ObjectReference[127]
 	int index = 0
@@ -31,8 +36,23 @@ Function Main()
 		index += 1
 	EndWhile
 
+	UnspawnedForms = New Form[127]
+	index = 0
+	While index < MAX_ITEMS
+		UnspawnedForms[index] = None
+		index += 1
+	EndWhile
+
+	SpawnedForms = New Form[127]
+	index = 0
+	While index < MAX_ITEMS
+		SpawnedForms[index] = None
+		index += 1
+	EndWhile
+
 	Debug.Trace("Item Roulette loaded")
 	Roulette = PlayerRef.PlaceAtMe(_EQ_ItemRoulette_Roulette)
+	Roulette.SetMotionType(Roulette.Motion_Keyframed)
 	RegisterForModEvent("_EQ_ItemRoulette_Activate", "OnMyAction")
 	VRIK.VrikAddGestureAction("_EQ_ItemRoulette_Activate", "Activate Item Roulette")
 	RegisterForSingleUpdate(0.01)
@@ -41,9 +61,26 @@ EndFunction
 Event OnUpdate()
 	Float playerAngle = PlayerRef.GetAngleZ()
 
-	Roulette.TranslateTo(PlayerRef.X + UI_DISTANCE * Math.sin(playerAngle), PlayerRef.Y + UI_DISTANCE * Math.cos(playerAngle), VRIK.VrikGetHmdZ(), 0, 0, playerAngle, 1000)
-
 	Int index = 0
+	While index < MAX_ITEMS
+		Form unspawnedForm = UnspawnedForms[index]
+		if unspawnedForm != None
+			If unspawnedForm != SpawnedForms[index]
+				SpawnedForms[index] = unspawnedForm
+				ObjectReference displayItem = Roulette.PlaceAtMe(unspawnedForm)
+				DisplayItems[index] = displayItem
+				displayItem.SetScale(UI_ITEM_SCALE)
+				displayItem.SetMotionType(displayItem.Motion_Keyframed)
+			EndIf
+		Else
+			index += 1000
+		EndIf
+		index += 1
+	EndWhile
+
+	Roulette.TranslateTo(PlayerRef.X + UI_DISTANCE * Math.sin(playerAngle), PlayerRef.Y + UI_DISTANCE * Math.cos(playerAngle), VRIK.VrikGetHmdZ(), 0, 0, playerAngle, UI_TRANSLATE_SPEED)
+
+	index = 0
 	While index < MAX_ITEMS && DisplayItems[index] != None
 		; T-LCR-B
 		Float top = 0
@@ -60,7 +97,7 @@ Event OnUpdate()
 		Else
 			top = UI_ZEES
 		EndIf
-		DisplayItems[index].MoveTo(PlayerRef, UI_DISTANCE * Math.sin(playerAngle - left), UI_DISTANCE * Math.cos(playerAngle - left), (VRIK.VrikGetHmdZ() - PlayerRef.Z) - top)
+		DisplayItems[index].TranslateTo(PlayerRef.X + UI_DISTANCE * Math.sin(playerAngle - left), PlayerRef.Y + UI_DISTANCE * Math.cos(playerAngle - left), VRIK.VrikGetHmdZ() - top, 0, 0, playerAngle, UI_TRANSLATE_SPEED)
 		index += 1
 	EndWhile
 
@@ -69,16 +106,45 @@ EndEvent
 
 Event OnMyAction(string eventName, string strArg, float numArg, Form sender)
 	Debug.Trace("VRIK activated me!")
+	;/
+	Get list of all inventory item names, sorted alphabetically
+	break into groups of five
+	find a common label for that group
+	group the groups in a similar manner until there are only five?
+	/;
 	Int numItems = PlayerRef.getNumItems()
-	Int formIndex = numItems
+	Debug.Trace("Found " + numItems + " items")
+
+	_EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks sortChunks = ((Roulette.PlaceAtMe(FormChunks) as Form) as _EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks)
+	sortChunks.Children = new Form[127]
+	Int formIndex = 0
+	Int chunkIndex = -1
+	Int chunkItemIndex = 127
+	_EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks chunk
+	While formIndex < numItems
+		If chunkItemIndex >= 127
+			chunkItemIndex = 0
+			chunkIndex += 1
+			chunk = ((Roulette.PlaceAtMe(FormChunks) as Form) as _EQ_ItemRoulette_FormChunks)
+			chunk.Children = new Form[127]
+			sortChunks.Children[chunkIndex] = chunk
+		EndIf
+		chunk.Children[chunkItemIndex] = PlayerRef.GetNthForm(formIndex)
+		formIndex += 1
+		chunkItemIndex += 1
+	EndWhile
+
+	Debug.Trace("Sorting")
+	sortChunks.SortByNameRecursive()
+	Debug.Trace("Printing")
+	sortChunks.PrintNamesRecursive()
+
 	Int count = 0
+	formIndex = numItems
 	While formIndex > 0 && formIndex > numItems - MAX_ITEMS
 		formIndex -= 1
 		count = numItems - formIndex
 		Form invItem = PlayerRef.GetNthForm(formIndex)
-		ObjectReference invItemInst = PlayerRef.DropObject(invItem)
-		invItemInst.SetScale(UI_ITEM_SCALE)
-		invItemInst.SetMotionType(invItemInst.Motion_Keyframed)
-		DisplayItems[count - 1] = invItemInst
+		UnspawnedForms[count - 1] = invItem
 	EndWhile
 EndEvent